Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Karanfil Recognized for Excellence in Scientific Research

Dr. Tanju Karanfil, Vice President for Research at Clemson University and Professor in EEES, was selected to receive the 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.  Given the breadth of scientific talent throughout the state, this is a major achievement.  It is made all the more impressive by virtue of the fact that Dr. […]

Karanfil Elected to Turkish Academy of Sciences

Tanju Karanfil

Dr. Tanju Karanfil was elected to the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA), a society of the top academicians of his native country Turkey.  Karanfil joins 150 scientists elected as principal members of TUBA. According to TUBA, principal membership recognizes Turkish scientists who have earned national or international awards or medals; are credited for significant discoveries, […]

Falta Wins Award from the National Ground Water Association

Dr. Ron Falta was selected by the National Ground Water Association to receive the 2020 John Hem Award.  The award is given to honor an individual’s significant, recent scientific or engineering contribution to the understanding of groundwater. 

DeVol Wins Mentoring Award

Dr. Timothy DeVol was selected as the winner of the 2020 Mentoring Award, given to a faculty member in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences who goes above and beyond in enriching the faculty and student Clemson experience. 

Martinez Wins Murray Stokely Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Nicole Martinez was selected as the winner of the 2020 Murray Stokely Award for Excellence in Teaching.  The Stokley Award is given to a faculty member in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences who has demonstrated excellence in teaching engineering at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. 

Ronald W. Falta, Jr. recognized by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

Ron Falta, Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences is receiving the 2020 Honor Award for University Research, given by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Read the Clemson Newsstand article here: https://newsstand.clemson.edu/ronald-w-falta-jr-recognized-by-the-american-academy-of-environmental-engineers-and-scientists/  

Hoover Wins Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award

    Megan Hoover, a Ph.D. student in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University, has been awarded a Second Place prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Technology R&D. Hoover’s award is in the Open Competition in the category of Used […]

Cates Receives Patent to Improve Water Treatment

Dr. Ezra Cates, an Assistant Professor in EEES, was recently awarded a patent entitled Materials and Methods for Reducing Biofouling in Water Treatment Membrane Systems.  Cates was one of five faculty members from The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences who received a patent in 2018.  Patent holders were honored at a ceremony on […]

Martinez Receives Elda E. Anderson Award

Dr. Nicole Martinez was chosen by the Health Physics Society (HPS) to receive the 2019 Elda E. Anderson Award.  This award is presented to a young member of the Health Physics Society to recognize excellence in (1) research or development, (2) discovery or invention, (3) devotion to health physics, and/or (4) significant contributions to the […]